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Nov 4
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Ep. 141 - Follow Your Bliss: Creativity ...

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<h2>Guitar innovator Joel Korte joins Chris to share how loss, creativity, and community shaped his journey, from founding Chase Bliss and redefining analog-digital sound to discovering freedom by following his bliss.</h2>

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<h5>In this episode, Chris and Joel have a heart-to-heart about:</h5>

<ul><li>Joel’s profound experience of losing his brother to a drunk driving accident</li>

<li>Living each moment with the inner knowing that it could be our last</li>

<li>Joel’s guitar pedal and gear company, Chase Bliss </li>

<li>Following your bliss and seeing doors open in front of you</li>

<li>Mixing together analog technology with digital control in the guitar industry</li>

<li>Parallels between the process of creating guitar pedals and the process of music creation </li>

<li>Working through introversion and finding comfort in community</li>

<li>Holding onto a positive outlook for the future </li></ul><p><blockquote><em><strong>“We’ve gotta get out of these echo chambers and see the humanity in one another. After you share space with someone and you’re reflecting on it, you feel this goodness that is indescribable about that connection and community amongst humans. We just need to be around other humans.” –Joel Korte</strong></em></blockquote></p>

<h5>About Joel Korte:</h5>

<p>Joel Korte is the founder of <a href="https://www.chasebliss.com" target="_blank">Chase Bliss</a>, one of the most creative, cutting-edge guitar gear companies. As a builder and innovator, Joel Korte is changing the way musicians shape sound from deep textured effects to the intersection of analog and digital creativity.</p>

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